Kira Yribarren holds a pamphlet given to her by Milton Vazquez, an organizer for 'Get Covered America,' at the Hialeah Literacy Fair Sept. 14 in Hialeah, Florida.

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Kelly Kennedy
USA TODAY

Most Americans buying insurance from new state health exchanges will have at least two insurers to choose from, and six out of 10 people could pay less than $100 a month in premiums, a report to be released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services shows.

The report analyzed insurance plans and premiums in 36 states where the federal government will either run or help run the exchanges, which are websites where state residents can shop for and buy health insurance starting Oct. 1.

In those 36 states, 95% of people will have two or more plans to choose from, while the average premium ...